Wheelersburg is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Wheelersburg typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wheelersburg, ~20% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wheelersburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wheelersburg leans more Republican than 11 of 90 neighbors.
Wheelersburg runs about 40 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wheelersburg. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+61) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+48), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Wheelersburg leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Wheelersburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Wheelersburg votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 33%, above 82% of cities). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Wheelersburg, OH sits above the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Wheelersburg looks the way it does
Turnout in Wheelersburg sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Buckhorn, OH R+58
- Slocums, OH R+61
- Lyra, OH R+62
- Scioto Furnace, OH R+63
- Powellsville, OH R+61
- New Boston, OH R+36
- Maloneton, KY R+65
- Portsmouth, OH R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Interlachen, FL R+60
- Wyndham, VA D+11
- Jarrell, TX R+27
- Essexville, MI R+15
- Carthage, MS R+5
- Beverly Hills, FL R+27
- Wilkesboro, NC R+48
- Willowbrook, IL D+5
- Greenville, AL D+4
- Hebron, IN R+35
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Ohio Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.